Towing over 10K lbs with 6 passengers...
So I'm searching for a vehicle that can tow our 10K lb trailer and still give us room to carry 6 total passengers, 4 of them under 12 which means they can't ride in the front with an airbag turned on....
Forum Discussion
Not sure about the airbag part of the equation, but I have over 50-100K miles towing a trailer with my family of 6 in a crew cab pickup. Altho I have to admit, my 96 CC did not have airbag one! My 05 only had a passenger front and drivers side. Middle I believe was not covered.
I started with an 88 ext cab when my now 23 yr old on the 4-22 was all of 6 months old. Twin sons are 28. That was back in 92. then went to the 96 crew cab.
I personally would not try to shy away from a pickup IF it can work for your needs. Otherwise, I would not personally have an issue with a GM 6.0 4.10 or 4.33 if available toting my family of 6 along with a 10K trailer. The 6.0 has more HP and torque than my 88 ext cab with a 454, or the 96 with a 6.5td. I ran upwards of 15-18K total gcwr with both with out issues. Yeah a bit on the slower side at times. But handling and other issues were not there.
The MB sprinter, has about the same HP/torque as my 96 6.5td. But with half the cubes. Not sure I would want to move upwards of 17-18K with this setup. I have been down the road at 10-12K with the one I drive at work, including towing some boats upwards of 4000 lbs....no issues. plenty of power etc...Not sure this will do as well as the 6.5 that was 185/385 with a nv4500 vs the 180/330 IIRC specs for the sprinter motor, and a 5 sp auto. GCWR is listed as 15K, same as my 96 was.
marty
I started with an 88 ext cab when my now 23 yr old on the 4-22 was all of 6 months old. Twin sons are 28. That was back in 92. then went to the 96 crew cab.
I personally would not try to shy away from a pickup IF it can work for your needs. Otherwise, I would not personally have an issue with a GM 6.0 4.10 or 4.33 if available toting my family of 6 along with a 10K trailer. The 6.0 has more HP and torque than my 88 ext cab with a 454, or the 96 with a 6.5td. I ran upwards of 15-18K total gcwr with both with out issues. Yeah a bit on the slower side at times. But handling and other issues were not there.
The MB sprinter, has about the same HP/torque as my 96 6.5td. But with half the cubes. Not sure I would want to move upwards of 17-18K with this setup. I have been down the road at 10-12K with the one I drive at work, including towing some boats upwards of 4000 lbs....no issues. plenty of power etc...Not sure this will do as well as the 6.5 that was 185/385 with a nv4500 vs the 180/330 IIRC specs for the sprinter motor, and a 5 sp auto. GCWR is listed as 15K, same as my 96 was.
marty
